After months of worsening pain, the podiatrist diagnosed him with heel pad syndrome and recommended shoe inserts to cushion his steps.

The author surprised readers with a sudden heel-face turn that recast the antagonist as sympathetic.

She shifted her weight to the heelside to execute a smooth carve down the slope.

She stored two heelsful of sand in glass vials as a memento of their beach wedding.

During the survey, a single heelsplitter was found lodged between the river rocks.

The hikers cursed the heelsplitters hidden under the trail that tore their boots apart.

The nurse explained that a heelstick would be performed to collect the newborn's blood sample.

The clinic scheduled routine heelsticks for all newborns this morning.

During the long run, her persistent heelstrike caused discomfort and slowed her pace.